tofsee | 432fa98f61def37c7834351b857e1775a33a94de164b7f94ec7320716daf0fa0

Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01-02-2025 19:50

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General

Target

2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe
Size

14.1MB
MD5

0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1
SHA1

3f32cac736e6fcc3ff4e9dbfbb2fabd1317d7fc2
SHA256

432fa98f61def37c7834351b857e1775a33a94de164b7f94ec7320716daf0fa0
SHA512

e25477ad497ccc470fd73a14d2212dad22c258f49e73b958baf0438b9e1b9e5f30027ce484dcb2534e582c9283a5bd8f2a2452786ea2a37ff0c56d8a2f7a9525
SSDEEP

24576:dEfmTNIkv/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZP:Gfot

Score

10^/10

tofsee defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

43.231.4.7

lazystax.ru

Signatures

Tofsee
Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.
trojan tofsee
Tofsee family
tofsee

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn = "0"	svchost.exe

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
2720	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\rwatcygn\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rwatcygn\\plddapoc.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2716	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2688	plddapoc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2688 set thread context of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
2812	sc.exe
2932	sc.exe
2404	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	plddapoc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2600	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2600	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2600	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2600	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 1444	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	32
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 1444	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	32
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 1444	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	32
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 1444	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	32
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2812	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	35
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2812	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	35
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2812	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	35
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2812	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	35
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2932	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	37
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2932	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	37
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2932	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	37
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2932	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	37
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2404	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	39
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2404	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	39
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2404	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	39
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2404	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	39
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2716	2688	plddapoc.exe	42
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2720	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	43
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2720	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	43
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2720	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	43
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2720	2384	2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2384
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2600
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plddapoc.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1444
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create rwatcygn binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn\plddapoc.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2812
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description rwatcygn "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2932
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start rwatcygn
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2404
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2720

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn\plddapoc.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rwatcygn\plddapoc.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_0aa045fd7e868d2b897f7c7d49bd3da1_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2688
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Windows security bypass
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2716

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plddapoc.exe

Filesize
15.0MB

MD5
919f0aa4e609265964076a612c030cd0

SHA1
b47ae22adaa07198191745af2cc5589c73a55dac

SHA256
75f170309b16eec5062a0c49074054bec3eecb3f4ac17a10a9f81776de1f9a8f

SHA512
16e696bc32deff96ca68cd165c8cf50f3d839e0b107e5298e69c6838c6914d27454de2c5dc28353835c7483a0d147bb7e19fb6bdf8572d123b4311ab87383ca8

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memory/2384-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2384-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2384-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2384-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2384-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2384-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2688-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2716-8-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2716-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2716-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2716-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2716-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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